Instead of offering guidance on focus and ending with a demo day, UpRamp’s three-month program plans to end with actual contracts and deals for the participants. How so? UpRamp has access to CableLabs’ network of hundreds of cable executives who are desperately seeking ways to revive business.

“Response has been spectacular so far. Our focus on deals, not demo days, is a refreshing reboot on the startup accelerator space,” said Scott Brown, UpRamp’s managing director.

Brown said nearly any company should consider the program because cable and internet are used by nearly everyone. Read more…

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In one fell swoop, Denver’s Wayin Inc. nearly doubles in size and gains a new CEO with its purchase of EngageSciences, a marketing software platform based in the United Kingdom.

The two companies combine officially Wednesday, according to new CEO Richard Jones, who cofounded EngageSciences in 2011. Jones replaces founder Scott McNealy, who agreed to take over the role last May when then-CEO Elaine Feeney resigned. McNealy remains Wayin’s chairman.

“Our vision is to lead digital transformation in the market: We imagine a workplace where the Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Information Officer live together in harmony,” Jones said via e-mail. He becomes CEO immediately and plans to move to Denver in August.

Financial terms were not disclosed. The companies say they complement each other quite nicely. Wayin offers tools to help marketers analyze the impact of real-time social media and networking. EngageScience offers a platform to build interactive marketing campaigns that attract consumers and keep advertisers happy.

McNealy, best known for cofounding Sun Microsystems, picked Denver to be Wayin’s headquarters in 2011. The company has raised at least $42.5 million from investors since 2012.

Wayin, which employed 56 workers before the acquisition, remains headquartered in Denver. The bulk of Engage’s 49 employees join Wayin but will remain in existing locations, which include London, New York, Santa Monica, Calif., Sydney, Australia and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Incoming: Denmark-based Trustpilot, which offers a place for consumers to review and rate companies online, has picked Denver to open its second U.S. office on May 1. The company plans to hire 40 people this year.

Most of the local job openings are for sales and account executives. Customer service and operations jobs will round out staff. Plans are to look for a new office space as the company grows, according to the company.

In a statement, Fred Mather, Trustpilot’s General Manager, Americas said the company evaluated several U.S. cities but picked Denver “because of its growing technology industry, its reputation as a hub of innovation and strong local talent pool.” Read more…

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The new financing, from Multiplier Capital and Bridge Bank, is growth capital and is similar to venture capital funding. Growth capital tends to be used for a strategic move.

In this case, Altitude said it will use the funds for ARENA, a self-service platform that lets customers get rid of any middlemen and better manage their digital advertising inventory.

But the funding will also be used to continue growing the company, said a company spokesperson.

“The funding is to continue to build the technology, expand our operations and increase our international footprint. We have invested in building our data centers,” Frankie Cervantes, Altitude’s vice president of marketing.

UPDATE, April 11: AT&T says that its customers at Friday’s home opener gobbled up 506 GB of AT&T mobile data traffic in the stadium. The selfie equivalent? 1.4 million selfies! Compared to the Rockies home opener last year, AT&T saw a data-use increase of 122 percent, said the company.

Noted: In time for the Colorado Rockies opening day, AT&T said that it boosted Internet capacity by 50 percent at Coors Field, which now has the coverage of seven AT&T cell towers.

That should significantly up the number of selfies baseball fans take from last season, says AT&T. The company said last year, AT&T customers at the games used approximately 135 gigabytes of data per game — or about 386,000 selfies per game last season, said AT&T.

Technically, the company upgraded the capacity of its Distributed Antenna Systems by 50 percent. DAS are smaller antennas that can be placed in different parts of the stadium to help cut down on dropped calls, abandoned texts and other clogged wireless network issues. Read more…

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Noted: Sling TV, the online TV service from Dish Network, had a record-breaking run during the NCAA’s March Madness basketball games. But not only was Monday’s final game the most watched event for the startup TV service, the Douglas County company said that on Saturday, April 2, it had the most customer sign ups in a single day.

On that same day, the four remaining college basketball teams went head to head. But to watch the game, viewers needed access to pay-TV channel TBS, which for the first time broadcast the live finals.

That left fans who had stopped paying for cable or satellite TV service scrambling. Viewers had to sign up for cable again or borrow a friend’s login information. Or they could use the March Madness app and watch it on a phone or tablet. Or, as many sites suggested, sign up for one of the newer Internet-based TV services like Sling, at $20/month, or PlayStation Vue, which recently launched in Denver and starts at $30 a month. Both offer a free trial and a cancel-anytime policy.

The company still won’t share how many online subscribers it has. Or how many customers canceled after the final game.

“In March, we also saw our most monthly sign ups ever, by a large margin,” a Sling TV spokesperson shared with The Denver Post. “The record-breaking data from March shows that consumers are looking to Sling TV for their live and on-demand entertainment needs.”

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Moo has already moved into new Denver digs at Galvanize. Image courtesy of Moo.

Incoming: Custom-business card seller Moo.com has opened a Denver office at the Galvanize building in the Golden Triangle.

Denver becomes the fourth U.S. location for this London-based company. The other three are in Boston, Mass., Providence, R.I., and Lincoln, R.I. Printing for U.S. customers is done in Lincoln.

“The team was looking to expand our presence in the US to better serve our customers across different time zones. We were hugely impressed with the culture and spirit of entrepreneurialism in Denver and felt that we could find a great team to help support our growth,” said John Kennedy, Moo’s chief operating officer, in an e-mail. Read more…

Revolv was one of the first companies to connect the onslaught of Internet-connected devices to a single controller. With its home-automation hub and app, Revolv customers could control products from different companies, from Yale door locks to Philips Hue light bulbs and Nest’s thermostat. Read more…

Sling TV says the 2016 NCAA finals was the most watched event in the online-streaming service’s 14-month history.

Viewers tuned into Monday’s college basketball finals by the droves on pay-TV channel TBS. But for those without a cable subscription, many must have turned to Sling TV, the live-streaming TV service based in Douglas County.

Sling TV reported Tuesday that the NCAA match between the Villanova Wildcats and the North Carolina Tar Heels was the most watched event ever in the young company’s 14-month history.

“While brackets were busting all month long across America, we continued to see record numbers of basketball fans flock to Sling TV. So many of you joined us on this journey that last night’s game became the most-watched event in Sling TV history (previously held by this year’s College Football Playoffs), incredible,” Sling announced on its blog. Read more…

Welcome to our feature highlighting the numerous Colorado tech companies that make cool stuff. These little snippets are intended for readers to explore the technology being made right here. One company at a time, of course.

Silvernest

Forget Craigslist. Silvernest matches seniors with homes to seniors who need a place to rent. Contracts, background checks and even rent collection is provided via digital tools. Go Baby Boomers!

Finding a new roommate can be distressing, intimidating and even cringe worthy. Especially if you’re 50 or older. That’s the gist of Silvernest, a Boulder startup matching seniors who have a home with other seniors who need a place to rent. Think long-term Airbnb meets senior social network. Silvernest pre-qualifies potential renters and if they pass a homeowner’s housemate test (the “Compatibility matching”), homeowners get an e-mail. Technically, “a proprietary algorithm for matching roommates. Roommate recommendations are made based on the match and not the property,” says the company. The tech doesn’t end there. Silvernest also offers background screening and offers digital tools to write up a lease and collect rent. Plans start at $99 for three months but are currently free for a limited time. Renters pay $29.99 to create an application package. Don’t tell me Baby Boomers are afraid of technology!Headquarters: 1630 A 30th Street #279 in BoulderFounded: 2015Founders: Wendi Burkhardt, Chuck McKenney and Debra McKenneyEmployees: 6Contact: 866-757-NEST or hello@silvernest.comHome on the Web: www.silvernest.com

Are you a Colorado tech business in the consumer world? Submit your information at dpo.st/coinfo for consideration.

Tamara Chuang covers personal technology and local tech news for The Denver Post. She previously spent 10 years doing the same thing for The Orange County Register before taking a hiatus to move here and become a SAHM to a precocious toddler.